BENEFIT COSMETICS / DREAM JOBS 01

you know when you’re a kid you sit around and wonder what you will be when you grow up? i still have wandering thoughts about what the next 20 years of my career will be like. maybe you dreamed of being a baker or a famous actress or a flight attendant. i thought it would be a fun idea to team up with benefit cosmetics and make my “dream jobs” come to life. we pitched them the idea a few months ago, they were into it and the project unfolded from there. it’s been so amazing to watch a concept start with just a simple list of ideas, to a mood board, and then to this final product.

together with benefit, angela + ithyle and modshift, i took four mini flights of fancy. we created complete makeup looks to complement the hair and wardrobe for each dream job. first up? the jazz singer!

for the next 2 weeks we’ll be showing you each of the professions, and how to get the look for each. we made tutorials and a video as well, which we’ll be posting with the final post (along with a huge makeup giveaway!). here is the first installment of our “all in a daydream’s work” project…

i don’t know why glamour isn’t how it used to be. every woman should have a silk robe and wear red lipstick. i don’t hate those 1940’s style curls either.

my whole family actually sings. and not just around the piano on christmas…but my grandparents used to be in a traveling band back in the day! i would say i have the ability to sing, but i ‘ve never actually enjoyed singing in front of people. i get way too nervous. the shower is a different story. one time i caught my boyfriend recording me singing in the shower (ha, i really only sing otis redding “sitting on the dock of the bay” and usually with the wrong words.) but there is a small part of me that dreams of being a jazz singer…the sparkly dress, the pin curls, the band playing behind you while you sip your cocktail on the instrumental break. it all seems pretty glamorous, right? maybe it’s a good retirement plan.

i rarely ever wear eyeshadow, so this smoky eye really helped me transform into the part. and can we talk about this dress?!

this was definitely the most fun i’ve had on a shoot. although it was a little awkward getting on stage in front of everyone (angela kept making me sing so that it would look more natural.) it was just so great to see the concept come to life after weeks of planning it.

this photoshoot is pure perfection! I love the light! I totally want this sequin-flower head piece you’re wearing in it!
Also I think i would be a secret agent, you know with the trench and everything…hehe

There is just something about the 40s that’s both dreamy and dangerous that I love. I’ve been dying to find a red lipstick I can pull off, but as a redhead this is a feat I have yet to conquer. Love the photos. Breathtakingly beautiful and so spot on. And that dress… gah. So gorgeous!

This is just absolutely amazing! I agree with Erin! I want to know about the lighting too! (Even though I’m not the biggest genius when it comes to photography!) You should probably really be a jazz singer one day 🙂 You look gorgeous and just by looking at these pictures, I can tell that you were just having the greatest time!

Lovely style, lovely photographs!
Might want to give this make-up look a try.
However, the past has taught me i’m not exactly a pro when it comes to applying black eyeliner.
Any pointers as to how get it so beautifully straight and non-smudgy?

This is the best. Personal projects are awesome and you are such a great example for that. I makes me excited and inspired to think of what I may want to tackle in the future 🙂
To quote Jessica Hische “The work you do while you procrastinate is probably the work you should be doing for the rest of your life”

Haha as I read this I’m wearing my red lipstick and I even have a silk robe in the closet that needs to be worn more. Sigh – where did glamour go?

I think glamour is also part self-celebrating and treating. A bubble bath is more glamourous than a shower no? Women need to get back to treating ourselves like the jazz stars we are 😉 beautiful styling and shots!

AHHH so many reason to love this!! What you said about having the ability to sing but not enjoying singing in front of people is so spot on. I’ve always wanted to just surprise everyone by singing the blues at an open mic night, but it will probably never happen due to my nerves!

Plus, La Cita is one of my favorite bars in LA. Punky Reggae night is so much fun…crazy dancing!

This is gorgeous… what a great collaboration. You really pulled off the look and captured that era.
on a sidenote: I was checking out the links you included. looks the link for sarah + sunshine might be an older one (with wordpress attached to the domain), cause they have a prettier, updated one 🙂 … in case anyone would like to see. http://sarahandsunshine.com/

This is totally amazing. Without trying to sound like a weird groupie (and probably failing) your ‘chutzpah’ of going out and collaborating is inspiring. ps. you totally look like Paloma Faith and I am totally imagining you sounding like her.

Bri, this is amazing! I absolutely love the whole idea + the result! I have always wanted to have a glamorous job like this — fancy sparkly dresses, heels, curls, red lipstick, drink in my hand, cigarette dangling from my fingertips. sort of Breakfast At Tiffany’s meets Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. 🙂 You look gorgeous!! can’t wait to see the rest..

{flight attendant back in the day is another dream job. I loved the show PanAm!}

Wow, gorgeous photos. How fun this must have been to shoot! I am, in no way, a singer… but I could imagine how cool it would be to be a jazz singer. Jazz singers, especially women, give me chills! Very powerful music.. and performances!

Such a great shoot, Bri. I’m excited to see the others!

And can’t forget to mention — great beauty products! Thanks for sharing.

These images are stunning, and you look incredibly beautiful, Bri. What a great idea! I love that you give us an inside look into the projects that you pitch to brands, and how it comes together. Very inspiring for a blogger like myself who wants to create work of this caliber (in my own style) someday. Well done! Can’t wait to see the rest of the project unfold.

So gorgeous! I’ve always wanted to be a singer like this and just be decked out in sequins and wear red lipstick everyday…dream job for sure. Oh but a cupcake bakery shop owner would be somewhere on my list.

Yesterday he was wearing blue and white striped cargo shorts, a red Polo shirt, his blue crocs and a blue Michigan sweatshirt he looked adorable and I just don’t see how a poofy pink dress can compete with that.
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